Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-31
From Belleview.

Ed. Register-Everything Is quiet on the
Potomac at present, nothing having trans
pired within the past two weeks worth re-
porting, hence that was the reason we did
not come to the front last week, but thought
we would try and muster up few happen
ings this week.
| There Is considerable amount of sickness
in the valley west Of town. AT present sew
raj cases of scarlet rash among small children
not anyone very dangerous at this writing.
Farmers are, generally, we believe, done
sowing oats. Some have good portions OF
their corn land broke-especially those that
broke up their ground last fall.
We had the pleasure of viewing portion
of Cedar Creek last Sunday, and saw some
very beautiful wheat near the Ruddock farm
also some improvements in the way of fenc-
ing, nice water gates, etc. We had the
pleasure of giving Mr.. Samuel Middleton a
call. Mr.. NJ. is erecting a neat little dwell
ing house on his farm, which adds much to
the looks of it. 1t will be remembered that
Ar. Middleton had his house and contents
burned last fall. Since that time he has been
| living with his mother lin law until he could
build. He will be ready to move into it in
about a week.
We were glad to see another piece on "Old
Times" We like to read of the old times;
| for we are too young to know anything about
them, having only seen % summers. Come
again, T. p. r.
| We had two snow storms from the Goth to
| odd, which were quite a cool damper upon
the gardens.
We are reliably informed that c. Hodges,
of near Lesterville, Reynolds county, has
planted one field of corn.
Rumor says a wedding will soon be on
docket in our yalley-the gentleman a resi-
dent of Edge Hill to one of our fair sex;
also that the church at Black p. o. has Sc
lected its old pastor for another year. A
good choice. Rev. c. T. Fortune has had
| the care of that church for the last six years,
and everybody is well pleased.
James Clements has turned out to be a
preacher and delivered his old friends an
excellent sermon very recently, after which
| Sunday school was organized.
Several of our citizens, including your
scribe, sent to Black and purchased some
No. seed corn of G. w. Carly, for 60 cents
per bushel. 1t was corn that was raised year
before last and it was fine, and Mr.. C. had
plenty of it.
Mr.. Mills, who has been residing at x
Roads for the past two years, has moved on
Imboden fork of Black river and will farm
this year. The people on the head of Imbe-
den are talking of building new school
house this year, and, of course, they will de-
eide the matter the 9TH of April.
The county court appointed two mighty
good men for ,roadoverseers, for fact, but
distress has cut the west end Of it Up and
cannot cut it down.
Mr.. C. Richardson went to Ironton Friday
last.
VIM. Delashmint has become a resident of
our valley.
Joseph Black, the lively peddler from
Black, passed through our town Friday.
John Carter, who has been residing at the
Quarry, has become a citizen of our city.
The empty houses in our place are filling
UP.
MEMoRIAM-Died, March 18th, 1SS7, infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hunt, aged little
over two years. 1t was inferred at the Rich
ardson cemetery March 10Th, 1887.
know it seems vain when friends depart.
To breathe kind words to the broken
heart;
know that the joys of life seem marred,
When we have to follow our friends to
the old graveyard.
But, oh! mourn nof-Dr your dear little
child,
Its grief is Ger, weep not for him
His trouble Is no more,
He died before his infant soul
Had ever burned with wrong desire
Had ever spurned at heavens control,
Or ever quenched its sacred fire.
As vernal flowers that scent the morn,
But wither i'm the rising day,
Thus lovely was that infants dawn,
Thus swiftly fed his life away.
March 25th, 1887. LLEw.EL.LYN.